Adjustable show-case



A. O. JOHNSON.

ADJUSTABLE SHOW CASE.

APPLECATION FILED SEPL22, 1919.

SHEETS-SHEET I.

' Patented July 6, 1920.

UNITED TATES" PATIENT OFFICE.

ALBERT o. JOHNSON, or nomnwoon, IOWA.

' ADJUSTABLE SHOW-CASE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT O. JOHNSON,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of which is adjustable to and from thepoint. of display or the point of acoessibllity so that while the goods in one of the supplemental cases or holders are accessible at the display )oint, an extra stock of the material will be held in the other case or compartment in storage and this latter compartment may be moved to the point of accessibillty or display after the first compartment has become empty and has been moved away.

from the point of display or accessibility. By the use of this invention wall space or other space is utilized in a store that is normally out of reach from the floor for displaying and selling goods.

The invention is shown in the accom panying drawings in which: I V

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view ofa show case embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Fig. 3 is a front view. a

Fig. l'is a sectional plan view substantially on the line 4-4: of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional. view substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4:, and g Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical sectionalviews similar to Fig. 1 but showing the parts in the different positions they assume. during the course of use of the show case.

Referring to Fig. 1' the reference character 2 indicates a sectionor main casing composed of a top 2, a bottom 2", suitable sides as shown in the sectional plan view, and a front panel 2 having a pane 'of glass therein, this panel extending from the top of the main casing or section down to a point about midway of the height of the main casing. Within this casing there are two supplemental cases or holders indicated at A and B. Each of these is of boxlike form and each may have-any suitable number of shelves such as indicated at 3. These cases A and B are open at their front sides as shown at C Fig. 4 so that access maybe had to the interior of these cases for placing Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented July 6,1920.

Application filed September 22, 1919. *SerialNo. 325,350.

or removing the goods and for obtaining a 'VlGW of the goods held in these compartments or cases.

The lower case A hasv rollers amounted upon suitable Ways or tracks 5 in the bottom of the main housing so that when this case A becomes exhausted of its goods it may be pushed to the rear to the position indicated at A Fig. l in dottedlines, or as shown in F 1g. 6 and then the other case or compartment B'can be lowered from its elevated position shown in Figs. 1 and 6 so as to occupy the position previously occupied by the lower case A, so that the twocases will then occupy the position shown in Fig. 7 and access may be had to the casing B to withdraw goods therefrom or for refilling this casing. a

I The casing B is suspended by flexible connections 6 passing over pulleys 7 supported by the top of the main housing or section, these flexible connections or cords extending rearwardly over the pulleys, 7 and thence down to a cross piece 8 .carried by rods or. shafts 9 extendingparallel with the side walls of the main-housing and close to the same, the forward portions of these rods or shafts being supported by the bearings 10 which are jo'urnaled in the side walls of the main housing at 11. These rods 9 carry counter weights 12 and the rods are screw threaded so that by turning the hand wheels 13 the rods, or shafts will be turned to adjust the counter weight along the rod so that the varying weight of the casing B withits supply of articles or goods willbe compensated for by the adjustmentof the weight 12. The two rods or shafts 9 are interconnected so that in making the adjust- 16 which afford the bearings for the rear ends of the shafts or screw rods 9. As before indicated, when, the supply of articles or goods in the compartments of the lower casing A become exhausted this is pushed to the rear and then the other casing B is lowered to bring its interior to the point of accessibility.

This casing B therefore is intended to contain an extra supply of the goods, but when the casing B is still filled or partly filled and is in the position shown in Fig. 1 where its supply is accessible, the casing B will act-as afstorage chamber and'will occupy a 'space above the chamber or casing A Where itwill be out'of reach. In order D may have a pane of glass therein as indicated. *This movable panel is counter halanced by a weight 17 connected by acord 18 running over pulley l9 and thence down to the panelD at the point 20. r

The apparatus 'may be used in clothing stores or in other situations and may be used for displaying clothing or any other class of goods. A number of thesectionsor housings .2 may be arranged side by side and each housing will contain the twosupplemental casesor compartments A and B. By

the use of the apparatus an extra-supply of the goods may be kept in storage but ready for immediate use when the store of goods in the case A has become exhausted.

(I claim as my invention:

1. In. combination a main housing, a pair of cases therein for containing goods, one arranged above the other at the front of the housing, the lower case being movable toward the rear and the upper case being vertically movable, flexible connections for suspending the uppercase, a shaft pivotally mounted near its front end and screw threaded and having a weight thereon, said screw shaft being connected with the-flexible connection.

2. In combination a main housing, .two

goods-containing cases therein, one movable to thefront or rear and the other movable vertically, flexible connections suspending the verticalmovable case, a pair of screw shafts pivotally mounted near their ends, weights adjustable on the screw shafts, means for interconnecting the shafts, said shafts being connected with the flexible suspending means.

3. A display apparatus comprising a main housing, a pair of display cases therein, one having vertical movement upwardly, and downwardly but restrained against horizontal movement and the other case having only "horizontal movement, both of said cases being movable to and from the same point of "display within the housing. 7

41.. display apparatus comprising a main point of display within'the housing, means for counterbalancing the vertically movable case and means for adjusting said counterbalancing means extendingto the front of the housing.

5. A d'splay apparatus comprisinga main housing, a pair of display cases therein,

one of said fcases being suspended to move vertically up and'downand the other case having only horizontal movement to and from the point of display, counterbalancing means for the vertically 'movable'case comprising ropes extending from the said case up through the housing and to'the. rear thereof and then downwardly, and means for subjecting said'ropes to downward stress at their rear portions, and means for adjusting the said stress.

I 6. In combination .in a display apparatus,

a housing, a display case therein, movable vertically up and .down at the front of said housing, and a second case movable horizontally toward the. front and back of the said housing, andmeans for guiding the cases, the one to :move only vertically and the other to move only horizontally to and from the same display point. j

.7. An apparatus of the class described comprising two setsxofshelving within a' casing, one movable to a point of displayv vertically, the other movable to-the .same

point of display-horizontally, themovement of one set being prevented without first moving the other from the common point of display.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature;

7 ALBERT o. JOHNSON. 

